"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in message
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On 11/11/2017 01:03 PM, Fred McKenzie wrote:
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"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote:

Is there any way of remotely powering-up an Epson WF-4630 printer? Even
if plugged into a "live" power outlet, it seems there is no way for it
to become ready for action without someone actually pressing the power
button on the front; is that really the case, or is there some way of
sending it a "wake up" signal over the network?

If there is a way to do what you are asking, it is probably covered in
the owner's manual. But the obvious answer is to just leave the printer
turned on all the time.

I have a combination inkjet printer and scanner, as well as a Laser
printer accessible via WiFi. They are left on all the time, which is
handy when I have company that wants to print.

I certainly haven't found anything in the owner's manual, which is why I
was asking here.

It's so seldom that I need to print anything on that printer -- which is
located in a different room from the laser printer that we use most of
the time, and which is now powered via a WiFi-controlled outlet, so
other people can turn it on when they want to print, rather than having
to leave their desk twice, once to turn the printer on and once to
collect their printouts -- that I was hoping to avoid having it switched
on the whole time and using power unnecessarily.

Perce
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First I don't have (never have had) any kind of an Epson Printer but, out of
curiosity, I put Epson WF-4630 into a google search and followed an
epson.com hit.
It's too long - I didn't bother copying it and don't have a "make short".
The User Manual there sure has what seems to me to have a number of power
control options including wi-fi - the implication is, after appropriate
setup, sending something to the printer can turn it on and off as needed.
Have you googled? (You never said whether you did or didn't.)
At this juncture I would consider auto-power-on a standard feature that
virtually all ordinary printers/MFU's would support.
I have (and had) older Canon inkjets that support auto power-on/off.
The epson site is probably your best resource (said something about a
firmware update as well).
Geo. Salisbury
Long Valley, NJ